Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/njʊ̀nì

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Bantu

Noun

*njʊ̀nì 9 (plural *njʊ̀nì 10) [1]

bird

Descendants

Great Lakes Bantu:
- Luganda (J15): ennyonyi, ekinyonyi
- Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): inyoni
Kikuyu (E51): nyoni
Northeast Coast Bantu:
- Mwani (G403): nyuni
- Swahili (G42): nyuni
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Southern Ndebele (S407): inyoni
  - Southern Ndebele (S407): inyoni
  - Swazi (S43): inyoni
  - Xhosa (S41): inyoni
  - Zulu (S42): inyoni
    - Fanagalo (S40A): nyoni

References

Entry 1627 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 1627 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3